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DATE: Thursday, January 23, 2025 @ 6:00 PM CST

Join Dakota Odgers and Steve Kenyon in Shaunavon, SK, for an insightful producer meeting focused on boosting farm resilience and profitability. Steve, with over 25 years of experience at Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd. in Alberta, will share his expertise in regenerative grazing. He will cover techniques like intensive cell grazing, dormant season grazing, and swath grazing, drawing from his extensive background in sustainable grazing management and agricultural economics. Dakota will discuss strategies to enhance farm resilience, focusing on soil health practices, effective budgeting, farm economics, and the benefits of cover cropping. He will share insights on maximizing field efficiency for feed value, quantity, and regrowth grazing while improving soil health. This event is a valuable opportunity to learn, ask questions, and connect with fellow producers facing similar challenges. Take advantage of the chance to gain practical knowledge and strategies to enhance your farm's success!

Session Speakers

Steve Kenyon

Owner
at Greener Pastures Ranching

Bio: Steve Kenyon owns Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd., a custom grazing business near Busby, Alberta. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in regenerative grazing on leased land around Edmonton. Using extended grazing techniques like intensive cell grazing, dormant season grazing, and swath grazing, Steve pastures cattle year-round. For over two decades, he has taught sustainable grazing management and agricultural economics, serving as a keynote speaker at conferences across Canada, the U.S., and Europe. A respected writer for Stockman Grass Farmer and Canadian Cattleman magazines for over 15 years, Steve is renowned for his innovative ideas and business acumen in agriculture. His mission at Greener Pastures Ranching is “Economic and Environmental Sustainability for Generations,” focusing on profitability and sustainability for the future.

Dakota Odgers

Southern Saskatchewan Territory Manager
at Covers & Co.

Bio: Dakota grew up in various cities across the United States and Canada, but his heart has always belonged to the fifth-generation family farm near Spy Hill, Saskatchewan. The family farm, where Dakota works alongside his father, Jeff, and grandfather, Fred, has shaped Dakota's sense of home. At fifteen, Dakota left to pursue a dream of playing hockey, taking Dakota to places like Yorkton, Swift Current, Vancouver, and Moose Jaw while returning home to work on the family farm each summer. After completing a junior career, Dakota attended Carleton University in Ottawa, graduating in 2021 with an Honours Degree in Environmental Studies. Back on the farm, Dakota is actively involved in integrating cattle with cash crops and innovative practices like irrigation, cover cropping and intercropping. Dakota loves the interaction and conversations he can have with producers, talking about their operations and ways they can bring economic benefits and increased soil health to their operations. Dakota believes plant diversity has many potential benefits to offer producers and potential solutions to current farm challenges, pointing to the flexibility and options a cover crop can offer farms across the prairies. Away from the farm, Dakota currently officiates in leagues such as the WHL, SJHL, and USPORTS. Together with Dakota's fiancée, Sean, they enjoy community activities and family time in Spy Hill and the surrounding area.